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Cristina Cifuentes,B. Applied Science (Computing) and PhD Alumni
1994Christina lead a STEM project in her research laboratory at Sun
Microsystems called Parfait a static program analysis for bug and
security vulnerability checking of system code.
This project was then successfully transferred to the internal
production team at Oracle (who acquired Sun Microsystems).
Cristina is currently leading another project at Oracle
Labs.
Boyd Willis,B. Applied Science (Applied Chemistry) Alumni
1980Metallurgic process development for nickel laterite ores.
Naomi Paxton,B. Applied Science (Physics) Alumni 2014For those
who distinctly recognise the call of the wookie or sounds of a
passing Millennium Falcon, Anakin and Lukes home planet, Tatooine,
might be familiar territory. But for those whose younger years
werent filled with plastic lightsaber duels down the corridor, this
fictional planet was the first circumbinary exoplanet to be
depicted on the big screen; the exotic nature of a planet orbiting
a binary star system has captured the imaginations of many sci-fi
writers alike. In many scenes throughout the Star Wars saga, the
desert planet of Tatooine is characterised by its two suns, in
particular, the remarkable sunsets witnessed by Luke. In this
project, we discuss the habitable nature of Tatooine and whether,
if a real life system, Tatooine would fall within the habitable
zone of its host binary star system. Using N-body simulations,
calculations suggest that Tatooine would lie largely on the inner
edge of the habitable zone, making it potentially able to sustain
life in desert-like conditions as depicted in the Star Wars
movies.
Abstract from Naomis final thesis for the Deans Scholars
Research subjectJune 2014
Alistair Chapman,B. Information Technology (Honours) Alumni 2014
At the start of this year, I competed in QUT's team at CaseIT,an
international MIS Case Competition over in Vancouver, Canada.
We came second in the competition overall against a wide variety
of international teams.
Cristina Cifuentes,B. Applied Science (Computing) and PhD Alumni
1994Cristinas work on Binary Translation was summarised in a
feature for the journal Computer in March 2000. This work was
primarily undertaken whilst at the University of Queensland, but
was further developed during sabbatical leave at Sun Microsystems
Laboratories.
The summary paper for Cristinas PhD work was also published in
the journal Software Practice and Experience in 1995. Supervised by
Prof. John Gough, Cristina still receives praise and recognition
for this work.
Adam Tow,B. Engineering (Mechatronics) Alumni 2014Adams final
year project investigated how the Cube introduces new problems to
tackle in deploying crowd counting software across QUT's Science
and Engineering Centre.
Boyd Willis,B. Applied Science (Applied Chemistry) Alumni
1980Metallurgic process development for nickel laterite ores.
